Quote (xTrewfyrex @ Jan 17 2018 10:29am)
Soldier: 76 is a solid hero to use while learning. He's a flexible all-rounder that can contribute on any map, any mode, any side. It also helps that his kit/abilities are easily understood by someone new to the game. He has a familiar-feeling assault rifle as his primary fire, with a burst-damage rocket launcher on a long cooldown as his alternate-fire. He can sprint (like a CoD character) and has a self-heal.
Junkrat is an area-of-effect grenadier, also relatively easy to understand. His grenades bounce off walls and have a generous radius of effect, so he's pretty forgiving for new players.
Mercy is a mechnically simple primary healer but with hidden complexity in her positioning and timing. She's a staple on almost every pro lineup and a welcome addition to any team. Put in some hours on her even if you don't plan to be a healer main because learning her weaknesses and strengths means you'll know how to protect her when she's your teammate, and how to kill her when she's your enemy.
Reinhardt is the quintessential primary tank and another good hero to spend some time on when learning the basics. His main role is to hold up an enormous transparent shield that your team can shoot through, but the enemy team can't. Avoid using his "Rocket Charge" ability most of the time though, as it will usually result in you being surrounded by enemies and leaving your team without your protection.
Avoid Genji, Widowmaker, Sombra, Tracer, McCree, Hanzo, Ana, and Doomfist. These heroes are generally mechanically complex, fragile, and unforgiving to play. I'd start experimenting with them once you have a sense for how the game works and start to learn which roles and styles fit your mindset.
Thanks for the response!
I’ve had some success with Junkrat, Bastion, Soldier, and surprisingly Widowmaker <—- been hitting some great shots with her.
Feel like I wanna learn Lucio as a healer, had a little success with him on some maps but also shit the bed on others. Also Mei, Tracer, Genji those are my lists to start getting the handle on
But I’ll def look into Mercy like you said
Thanks for the input !